Chimney cleaner



7, 193.0, c. WEIGANT CHIKHEY CLEA'NER 'Filed sept. 2o. 1929 oAsPER WEIGANT, or PoRTLANn,oRnGoN; irniiavfn.` WnIeAirr, AnninisirnArniXfor `parexited Oct. 7', `1930V sAincAsrAn Wn1GAN'i,-.DncnAsnn,`AssIGNon or QNEAHALF 'ro iviAnYlK. WEIGANT, `cnn-'rvvnnr'rrr Y:rc Anrn'onvwniennr, onn-ifrwn-Lr'rn '1o ELIZABETHSHAW, onsT TWELFTHVTO Aennsnnown, 1i-.Liner Petermann, onneon; o1vii.frwnitrcrirl 'ro BERTHA WYMAN," or TAcoMA, WAsnineroN;lonn-rWnLFrn-To JosnrnwinGANrr,

`or DALLAS, cancion, AND oNn-'rwnnr'rn 'ro inici-riant WEIGANT, on SAN., ERAN,-

cisca CALIFORNIA f c ciali/:NEE cnnANnn ,Afpeiieation filed' september 20,11929. seri-ai No. reacts).` f f i g i This invention relates to apparatus de- Signed foriisein cleaningthe inner surfaces of chimneys, oneof the objects being to .pro-` videa novelforin of scraper having means :for` moving it longitudinally within the chimney, said scraper having portions for' rubbing alongthe inner surfaces of the chimney walls so as to dislodge incrustations.

Anotherobject is to so construct the wallengaging portions as to prevent them from becoming hung on any protuberances `that might otherwise interfere with the proper operationoic the apparatus.

A further object is to provide an appara- "tus of this type which can be installed readily. i

llith the `:foregoing and other Aobjectsin "view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination and arrangement of parts and in the details' of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being Aunderstood that improvements mounted changes in the preciseeinbodiinent of theinvention herein disclosed may be inade Vwithinthe scope of what is claimed Without de parting from the spirit ,of the invention.

. lin the accompanying drawing the pre- `erred 'form ofthe invention lhas been shown.

ln said drawing,

portion of a. chimney showing the present therein ready for ac- FignreQis a section on line 2-2`, Figure 1. `Figure 3 is a section on line 3?-3, Figure 1. v Figure 4 is a side elevation oitwo scraping blades, the saine being shownY detached.

` ARei'erringto the figures byl characters of reference,` l. designates an angular frame from two opposed sides of which depend parallel hangers 2 while from the "other two opposed sides depend longer hangers 8. To the lower end portion of one Vof the hangers 3 is pvotally connected theldownwardly extending flange 4 of a scraping blade 5 that TeX- tends longitudinally of the flange. One end of the flange is extended beyond one end of' thesci'aping blade to form an ear 6 and this ear laps another ear 7` extending from one end of` a flange 8 thatis formed longitudi- Figure l'isa vertical section through aY nallyoi'l" a scraping blade The lapping portions 6 and "7 are connected Vloyaal. pivot pin 10 one endportionof whicl'iifisamounted jto have a slight play in anfenlajrged open-ingbr y slot 10 in the `portion 7; "Thus itwvill` be'fseen that while the two blades are fpivotally con` yond .the ear Gso asto receive between` them "the scraping blade 9.- This` spring serves` to i hold thetwo :blades and QInolrinall'y in alineinent.` .1

Pivotally connected to the shorter hangers 2 arescraj'aing blades l-and` l'connected in the saine manner astlielblades "and Qan'd also provided withsprings 14 for holding the i i "blades 12 `and 13 normally `alined,-t`he springs 14 ybeing similar tothe 'springs 11.-` Tlie outer edges `of"`thebl`ades V12and land 5 and`9 are along the inner surfacesfof the four Walls of the chimney C in whichthefapparatusisto be usedn The hangers 3and2fare1resilient so` as to be free to swing inwardly`shouldthe`blades come against obstructions.` .Furthermore the blades are free to swingion `their.pivots 4against `the action of the springsll should c they comeagainst unyielding projections. in Y the paths thereof., .i

Secured in Jche framelis av(connectin'g` i "frame `15-that extends above andbelow the traine 1;" -To the ripper endof this connecting traine there is attached a hook 16 andlanother hook 1 7 isattached to the lowerend ofthe franriell. f @ne end ofiavchainwl or other lexible device is secured tohoolr 16 while the Y Y other end is secnredto hook 1'?.` "Thischaiiiis Vofsiiificient length to extend'from. the. top of D nthechiinney .C tofa point adjacent the bottom i thereof.; 7 .1 f' Acap 19. is adapted to beifplacedA on theup.- f

per end of vthe.chimney and on this capnis journaled a shaftQO carrying a pulley 21 en-` "lli I gaging and supporting the chain 18.7

Arranged in the lower portion of thechiinney C yisa transverseshaftQQ to which is secured a sprocket 23; The chain engages `this sprocket and by rotating the shaftvsaid chain can be actuated so as to draw the scraping blades upwardly or downwardly within the chimney.

The shaft can be provided with a crank arm 24 by means of which it can be rotated.

For the purpose of supporting shaft 22 a plate 25 can be employed for closing an opening. 26 in the chimney, the shaft being` journaled in this plate. The plate can be removably mounted in the opening` so asto permit the apparatus to be withdrawn through the opening after it has been used and after the chain has been disconnect-ed from pulley 21.

As has already been explained, when the chain is actuated the frame l will be drawn upwardly or downwardly within the chimney. This will cause the scraping blades to travel along the inner surfaces of the chimney walls and remove therefrom any accumulations of soot or other foreign ,substances to he taken from the chimney.

If, during the movement of the frame l in the' chimney, one or more of the blades become caught in an obstruction, said blade or blades will be free to shift relative to the hangers until the obstruction has been passed whereupon the springs ll will'return them to normal positions. The hangers 2 and 3 are also free to yield inwardly under these conditions.

For the purpose of increasing the efficiency of this device the parts 2 to 14 can be duplicated above frame l so that there will be upper and lowerpairs of scraping blades 5 and 6 and upper and lower pairs of scraping blades 12 and 13, the upper blades being connected to the frame l by resilient members 3 and 2 respectively.

What is claimed is:

l. In a chimney cleaning apparatus connected yielding members, a blade pivotally mounted on each member, said blades being disposed in pairs, yielding means for holding the blades of each pair normally in alinement, and means for moving the members and their blades within a chimney.

2. Chimney cleaning apparatus including resilient members disposed in pairs, blades pivotally connected to the respective members and disposed in pairs, yielding means for holding the blades of each pair normally in alinement, and means for moving the blades and their members bach and forth within a chimney to scrape the walls thereof.

3. Chimney cleaning apparatus including a frame, a flexible actuating device connected at its ends to the frame and extend` ing in opposite directions therefrom, hang-` ers arranged in pairs and extending from the frame, said hangers being resilient, a scraping blade pivotallv connected to each hanger, the blades being disposed in pairs, a pivotal connection between the blades of each pair, yielding means for holding the blades of each pair normally in alignment, the blades of each pair being adapted to swing upwardly against the action of said yielding means and relative to each other when engaging an obstruction, and means for actuating the flexible connection to slide the frame and blades longitudinally within a chimney.

n a chimney cleaning apparatus a frame, upwardly and downwardly extending r silient members carried by the frame and disposed in pairs, blades pivotally connected to the respective members and disposed in pairs, yielding means for holding the'blades or deach pair normally in almement, and means for moving the frame, members and blades back and forth within a chimney to scrape the walls thereof.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

CASPER VEIGANT. 

